Moore Catholic won the last time they faced Xavier, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Moore Catholic Mavericks simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Xavier Knights 36-7 at home. Given the Mavericks' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Knights are ranked 94th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Moore Catholic came from Gerald Green, Michael Libretta, and Billy Cosidente III.
Moore Catholic's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Green and Cosidente III.
The win made it two in a row for Moore Catholic and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Xavier, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Moore Catholic will play host again on Saturday to welcome St. Peter's Prep, where kickoff is scheduled at 1:30 p.m. As for Xavier, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on St. Joseph-by-the-Sea at 7:00 p.m. on September 20th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
